Emily Dickinson # 318 “I’ll Tell You How the Sun Rose” I'll tell you how the Sun rose — A Ribbon at a time — The Steeples swam in Amethyst — The news, like Squirrels, ran — The Hills untied their Bonnets — The Bobolinks — begun — Then I said softly to myself — "That must have been the Sun"! But how he set — I know not — There seemed a purple stile That little Yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while — Till when they reached the other side, A Dominie in Gray — Put gently up the evening Bars — And led the flock away — 1. Identify specific text to support the allusion. 2. What is the author’s purpose in including this allusion? 3. How does this develop theme?
